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Tangka

Tangka
18th century-19th century (made)
Place of origin

Vajrabhairava, with Dharmapala and scholars:
Central figure of Vajrabhairava rendered in yabyum with his sakti.
On the top left hand corner is Atisa, wearing brown and red monk's robes and hat; he has a green halo and mauve mandorla.
The top three monks are rGyal-Tshab -(left), Tsongkapa-(centre) and mKhas-grub-(right)
On the bottom right are Vaisravana above Sridevi. In the centre bottom is Mahakala in a six-armed form. Bottom left are Yama amd Yami conventionally rendered. Just above is bSe'i-khrab-can, a wrathful aspect of Dharmapala in red and holds a club in his right arm and noose in the left. He wears ahelmet adorned with flags, armour and long boots and rides a yellow horse and carried a leopard-skin bow case. He is surrounded by a mandorla of flames and beneath the horse there appears to be a naked red figure.


Object details

Object type
TitleTangka (generic title)
Brief description
Yamantaka with his Sakti; Religion, cotton, tempera, Tibet, C18-19
Physical description
Vajrabhairava, with Dharmapala and scholars:
Central figure of Vajrabhairava rendered in yabyum with his sakti.
On the top left hand corner is Atisa, wearing brown and red monk's robes and hat; he has a green halo and mauve mandorla.
The top three monks are rGyal-Tshab -(left), Tsongkapa-(centre) and mKhas-grub-(right)
On the bottom right are Vaisravana above Sridevi. In the centre bottom is Mahakala in a six-armed form. Bottom left are Yama amd Yami conventionally rendered. Just above is bSe'i-khrab-can, a wrathful aspect of Dharmapala in red and holds a club in his right arm and noose in the left. He wears ahelmet adorned with flags, armour and long boots and rides a yellow horse and carried a leopard-skin bow case. He is surrounded by a mandorla of flames and beneath the horse there appears to be a naked red figure.
Collection
Accession number
IM.14-1932

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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